Daniela Pirazzini – författare

Since the 1960s, liberal values such as nondiscrimination, equal participation of all in social, political, and cultural spheres, and individual freedom have driven processes of democratization in Western societies - a trend that has recently been countered by the resurgence of illiberal forces, right-wing populism, and authoritarianism.This volume examines processes of democratization and de-democratization from an interdisciplinary perspective, showing how they unfold in language, cultural discourses, and communicative practices. In particular, the collection highlights research on changing roles and social positions: who has access to which social roles, how these roles are performed, and how individual actors are positioned or position themselves within social power structures has undergone profound changes in recent decades, not least in the context of new media environments that challenge established power structures and forms of discourse. Bringing together contributions from linguistics, cultural studies, and related disciplines, the volume seeks to expand our understanding of (de-)democratization beyond the theoretical frameworks of the social sciences.This book will be of interest to students and scholars in fields such as applied linguistics, discourse analysis, cultural studies, education, political science, and sociology.

Since the 1960s, liberal values such as nondiscrimination, equal participation of all in social, political, and cultural spheres, and individual freedom have driven processes of democratization in Western societies - a trend that has recently been countered by the resurgence of illiberal forces, right-wing populism, and authoritarianism.This volume examines processes of democratization and de-democratization from an interdisciplinary perspective, showing how they unfold in language, cultural discourses, and communicative practices. In particular, the collection highlights research on changing roles and social positions: who has access to which social roles, how these roles are performed, and how individual actors are positioned or position themselves within social power structures has undergone profound changes in recent decades, not least in the context of new media environments that challenge established power structures and forms of discourse. Bringing together contributions from linguistics, cultural studies, and related disciplines, the volume seeks to expand our understanding of (de-)democratization beyond the theoretical frameworks of the social sciences.This book will be of interest to students and scholars in fields such as applied linguistics, discourse analysis, cultural studies, education, political science, and sociology.

Since the 1960s, liberal values such as nondiscrimination, equal participation of all in social, political, and cultural spheres, and individual freedom have driven processes of democratization in Western societies – a trend that has recently been countered by the resurgence of illiberal forces, right-wing populism, and authoritarianism.This volume examines processes of democratization and de-democratization from an interdisciplinary perspective, showing how they unfold in language, cultural discourses, and communicative practices. In particular, the collection highlights research on changing roles and social positions: who has access to which social roles, how these roles are performed, and how individual actors are positioned or position themselves within social power structures has undergone profound changes in recent decades, not least in the context of new media environments that challenge established power structures and forms of discourse. Bringing together contributions from linguistics, cultural studies, and related disciplines, the volume seeks to expand our understanding of (de-)democratization beyond the theoretical frameworks of the social sciences.This book will be of interest to students and scholars in fields such as applied linguistics, discourse analysis, cultural studies, education, political science, and sociology.

Erstmalig wird eine Einführung in die Theorien und Methoden der romanistischen Sprachwissenschaft vorgelegt. Ausgehend von der These, die Entwicklung innerhalb einer spezifischen wissenschaftlichen Disziplin lasse sich anhand ihrer konstitutiven Metaphorik nachverfolgen (T. Winograd), legt der Band die Sprachkonzeption des 19. Jahrhunderts zugrunde, wonach sie als lebende Organismen zu verstehen seien (Genealogische Sprachtheorie). Die daraus sich ergebenden Konzeptualisierungen von Sprache als Lebewesen, Raum, Organismus, Architektur, Handlung sowie Abbildung erfassen in jeder Einheit mit organischen Unterkapiteln die zugehörigen Theorien, Fragestellungen, Thesen und Methoden. Vorangestellt ist eine grundlegende Lehreinheit zu Begriffen wie Wissenschaft, Korpus, Methode etc. Die 7 Kapitel lassen sich bequem auf ein Semester mit 14 Unterrichtseinheiten verteilen. Theorien, Modelle etc. werden in ihrem originalsprachlichen Wortlaut angeführt, um Verfälschungen vorzubeugen und Sicherheit im Umgang mit internationaler Terminologie zu vermitteln. Das Lehrbuch richtet sich explizit an Studierende der Romanistik sowie der großen romanischen Einzelphilologien (Frz., It., Span.).

Dieser Sammelband ist im Rahmen der Sektion Dialogizität in der Argumentation auf dem XXXII. Romanistentag in Berlin (September 2011) entstanden. Ziel war es, Vertreter unterschiedlicher Disziplinen zusammenzubringen, um Erkenntnisse und Methoden aus Argumentationstheorie, Linguistik, Philosophie und Rechtswissenschaft zusammenzutragen und für die Untersuchung der dialogischen Dimension von Argumentationen fruchtbar zu machen. Der Zusammenhang von Dialogizität und Argumentation wird von den Beiträgern auf vielfältige Weise analysiert und interpretiert. Dabei werden sowohl theoretische Ansätze zur Beschreibung dialogischer Elemente in argumentativen Texten vorgestellt als auch bestimmte sprachliche Phänomene untersucht, die auf pragmatischer, syntaktischer und lexikalischer Ebene als Indikatoren für Dialogizität fungieren.